Publisher's Synopsis
This is an image of the power of the central empire and a condensed version of the biography of the Chinese emperors. With psychoanalytic writing, renowned historical scholar Zhang Hongjie depicts eleven typical faces of power in Chinese history, including Qin Shi Huang, Han Wu Di, Wang Mang, Yang Guang, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zheng De, Jia Qing, Hong Xiuquan, Guangxu, Yong Li, and Chongzhen, and deeply analyzes the different human sides they presented under the pressure of imperial power, and on this basis, deciphers the laws of power operation in traditional Chinese society and the On this basis, we interpret the laws of power operation and the logic of behavior behind the traditional Chinese society.
